Tent stake



May 12, 1931. P. c. GIANINI 1,805,084

I TENT STAKE Filed June 24,1929

72 /0 6. 6/0/7/22/ I bra /22271 Patented May 12, 1931 I L A entree STATES PATENT ferries PETER C. GIANINI, F IBORTLAND, OREGON v I TENT STAKE Application filed June 24, 1929. Serial No. 373,247.

My. invention is primarily intended for use vation of the assembled device illustrating as a dead man or stake and the same may be the holding .or spreading points in an exused as a stake for guy lines, anchor posts, tended position. I tent stakes and the like. The device consists Like reference characters refer to like parts of a body element having a driving point throughout the several views. 5:. secured to the lower end ofthe body element 1 preferably form the body of my device and having a driving head rotatably secured of a hollow tube 1 having a driving point-2 to the upper end of the body element. De disposed adjacent the lower endof the body pending from the head and centrally of'the element, the driving point 2 having a shank body element is a'threaded stem that is adapt- 3 upwardly extending within the lower end ed for spreading locking tongues to prevent of the body element. A driving head 4: is the premature dislocation or removal of the rotatably disposed within the upper end of stake. Means are provided for spreading the the body'element 1. The driving. head has a point for fixedly maintaining the stake in shoulder 5 adapted to engage and rest upon the ground and for withdrawing the locking the upper end f the body element and a cytongues to facilitate the removal of the stake. lindrical end 7 adaptednto engage and be One of the objects of my device is to prorotated within the upper cylindrical body vide simple means for preventing the premaele'r'nent'l. A groove 8 isturned adjacent ture dislodging of the stake in the ground. the lower end 9 of the driving head into which 20 A further object of my device consists in alocking latch 10 engages to prevent the withproviding simple means for facilitating the drawal' of th driving head "from the body removal of the stake from the ground when element 1. The locking latch 10 should be desired. of a shape. and sizeto permit arelatively free Still further objects of my'device consists otati n of th d i i g h d l ti t th 2 5 in lessening the size of the body element of body element and sufficiently strong to prethe stake to a minimum. vent the premature withdrawal ofthe driv- Another object of my device is to provide ing head from/the body element. A spindle a portable anchoring device for aeroplanes 11 downwardly; extends from the driving and other aircraft and thus pr vent th head and the same is inthreaded relationship 30 wrecking or damaglng of the same by wind with the. core 12. Thecore 12 has a ournal 6;. storms. j i pin 13- disposed within its lower end about With these and incidental objects in View, which the spreader tongues! 14 and 15 are the invention consists in certain novel feahingedly supported. "Thel'ower ends 16 and tures of construction and combination of 17: of the spreader tongues are adapted for forth in the appended claims, and a preand" 19 that are disposed either within the J ferred form of embodiment of which is herebody portion 1 or the driving point. A haninafter shown with reference to the drawings dlei 2O -is disposed Within the 'drivinghead which accompany and form a part of this which mayber used for rotating the spindle 4e specification. 11 relative to the'core, 12. I The handlecmay In the drawings: also be used. for fastening the tent rope or i Fig. 1 is a side elevation, in preferred emguy line thereto; The device isin condition bodiment, of'my assembled device, illustratfor beingdriven' asillustrated Fig; 2 and ing the spreader or holding tongues repressed after being driven to the desired depth, the i 4. Within the body element. handle 20 is-rotated thereby turning'thelspin- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, sectional, side eledle 1-1 and threading the same within the. vation of the assembled device illustrating core 12;..to lower the core relativeto the body the spreader or holding tongues in a re- 1. In doing so the holding or spreader pressed position. tongues 16 and 17 are outwardly extendedSas G Fig. .3 is a fragmentary, sectional, side eleillustrated- 111';Fig.3. int'whi'chpgsi ti()n, th loo parts, the essential elements of which are set b in outw dl t d d th hl t 1 spreader points will maintain the stake fixedly positioned within the supporting earth structure. When it is desired to remove the stake from the ground, the spreader points are withdrawn within the body element by the unthreading of the leasing the spreaders from holding position relative tothe supporting earth; at this time the stake may be removed. a

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which fol-V nally of the body element, a threaded core disposed in threaded relation with the lower end of the spindle, spreader tongues hingedspindle thereby rer tube, slots disposed through said tube near its lower portion, a locking latch disposed within the tube near its upper portion, a grooved driving head associated with the upper portion of the tube and having its groove in slidable relation with the locking latch, a driving point secured to the lower portion of the tube, a core slidably disposed within the tube, tongues hingedly secured to the core and in registerable alignment with the slots, a guy line fastener and turning handle disposed transversely of the head, and a spindle disposed longitudinally within the tube and secured to the driving head and in threaded engagement with the core.

PETER C. GIANINI.

1y disposed at the lower end of the core and 7 means for, extending and repressing the spreader tongues as the central spindle is rotated.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hollow body element, a driving point fixedly positioned relative to the lower end of the body element and a driving head. rotatably associated with the upper end of the body element a fastening handle connected to the driving head, a threaded spindle extending longitudinally of the body element and fixedly secured to the drivinghead, a topped core slidably disposed within the body element and adapted for threaded engagement with the spindle and for being actuated by the spindle, fastening tongues hingedly secured to the core and adapted for being extended or repressed the direction of movement that is imparted to the core when actuated.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a body element having a driving point and a driving head associated with oppositely disposed ends of the body element, a spindle extending longitudinally of the body element and fixedly secured to the driv-' ing head andin threaded engagement with a core slidably disposed within the body element and fastening tongues hingedly associated with the lower extremity of the core and adapted to be extended or repressed as the core is manipulated.

4. An anchoring stake comprising a hollow depending upon 

